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- Dictionarygossamer/ˈɡɒsəmə/
noun
- 1. a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
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GOSSAMER definition: 1. the very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs 2. very delicate and light: 3. the very…. Learn more.
: extremely light, delicate, or tenuous. a gossamer white veil. Did you know? In the days of Middle English, a period of mild weather in late autumn or early winter was sometimes called a gossomer, literally "goose summer."
1. a filmy cobweb floating in the air or spread on bushes or grass. 2. a very thin, soft, filmy cloth. 3. US, Obsolete.
something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: The viper appeared to be midway through sloughing off its skin, half covered as it was with a thin gossamer of its former outer self. a thin, waterproof outer garment, especially for women, popular in the late 19th century. adjective.
1. (Textiles) a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture. 2. a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air. 3. anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess. 4. (modifier) made of or resembling gossamer: gossamer wings.
Gossamer is something super fine and delicate — like a spider web or the material of a wedding veil. The original gossamer, from which these meanings come from, is the fine, filmy substance spiders excrete to weave their webs.
GOSSAMER meaning: 1. the very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs 2. very delicate and light: 3. the very…. Learn more.
Definition of gossamer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sep 29, 2024 · gossamer (comparative more gossamer, superlative most gossamer) Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.
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